This is great news. I have a piece of Seat 5. And Seat 6 is kind of an asshole. Hey, does anyone know what Doyle's up to?

And, nothing to do with bad journalism, but just a head-smack for "argh, I guess I should have played in this event:

Tue Jul 25 16:49:00 PDT 2006Rule ClarificationsCertain players are having a hard time at this year's 2-7 event. One player in particular assumed that the best low possible included the Ace. However, in No Limit 2-7 Single Draw, the best possible hand is 7-5-4-3-2. The Ace is played only high. Also, straights and flushes count against you in this game. So, a player with 7-6-5-4-3 would not be happy with his hand.

* I want to meet his/their backers - I promise to know the mechanics of any event they put me into before it starts. I can't promise to play worth a damn, but I can at least have the decency to know the rules. If these donkeys are self-funded then I want them to back me.

I like the fact that the guy entered a $5k R and didn't know the rules. It's not like this was a $1500 NLHE that he was blowing off a bit of money. This is an event where entry expectation would be what, $15k? $25k?

Looks like I'd fit right in with the bottom end

I certainly have a healthy disregard for money, but I sure as hell would know the basic rules for a $5K play. And for a rebuy event, I'd either limit myself to a single bullet or, like, practice for a while.

I frankly can't imagine thinking of even $1500 as "blowing off a bit of money", though I suppose most of the people who go to the WSOP are already inured to putting up $10K for the main event and generally used to playing high and winning.

I can't imagine putting up that kind of money for a tournament without believing I had close to break-even EV. Blowing off $1500 or $5000 in the sense of sometimes tilting or getting a bad run in a situation that's normally break-even or +EV is one thing. Going in knowing you have shit expectation because you don't even know the rules or basic strategy and many of your opponents are pros is a whole other thing. That's like paying $1500 (or $5000 or $15k) for dinner. WTF?